Online Radiation Experiment on Gamma-Ray Absorption from an Early Quack Device

Autor/inn/en	Grewal, Yugjeet S.; Reynoso, Raul Fernando; Reyes, Ruben; Walkup, John R.; Walkup, Michael A.
Titel	Online Radiation Experiment on Gamma-Ray Absorption from an Early Quack Device
Quelle	In: Physics Teacher, 60 (2022) 7, S.578-582 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-921X
Schlagwörter	Science Experiments; Radiation; Undergraduate Students; Scientific Research; Student Centered Learning; Electronic Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strahlung; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit
Abstract	Using a Geiger-Müller tube, sound-capturing software, and a simple computer program, students measured to reasonable precision the half-value layer of steel in absorbing high-energy gamma rays from a Radium Ore Revigator (pronounced re-vig-a-tor with the accent on "vig"), an early quack medical device. This article describes the process used for conducting online radiation exposure experiments as part of an in-class Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) project, with their instructor acting in a more subservient role carrying out actions requested by the students. The manner in which this student-centered approach can drive similar online radiation experiments without compromising student safety is discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01